In this issue, Tezza sorts out Model 4 disk drive re-alignment. Ian Mavric gives us the lowdown on the M1’s different keypads. There’s a TRS-Xenix information sheet from Peter Cetinski. Rence shows us a truly portable model 1 complete with 7″ TFT monitor! ET Fonehume has a one-liner to produce Armstrong numbers. Do you know the Differences between the AZERTY and QWERTY keyboards? Harold Finch set us another of his puzzles. There’s a selection of articles ‘from the day’. Did you miss the ebay.co.uk bargains from the last 3 months? Tim Halloran details the Model 1 No-chip VBLANK modification. John Corbani’s original spreadsheet, MINICALC, is upgraded to the AFT. Ian Mavric is Revisiting the CN80 Model 4 mouse project (part 4). Full details of the “double-do” 2020 COMPETITION. Kyle Wadsten has produced a track/sector display using a M3 clock. Details of the USB FC5025 floppy controller and finally, Ian Mavric suggests some complex upgrade projects.

“In this episode the Trash Talkers discuss the greatest TRS-80 rescue mission of all time as they head to Fort Worth to recover a significant TRS-80 collection. Then, we give you all sorts of ideas on what you can do with your TRS-80 while sequestered away in your home during the current global pandemic.”

Frank Durda IV had been working on a Model 4 ROM Update which was never released. That ROM has been disassembled and has been added to the ROM/CPU Page.

Thanks to a facebook discussion with Miyagami Noriko, I have corrected the entries for DOGSTAR ADVENTURE in the database and sought, and no have now received, permission from the awesome Lance Micklus to make all of his programs downloadable; so they are (and as programs are available, so are their manuals)! Thank you Lance!

Do you have TRS-80 Disks or Tapes?

If you have Model I, III or 4 TRS-80 disks lying around, you may want to think about sending them in. If the data is intact, I can read them into “virtual disk files” (DMK files) which will serve not only to archive the disk forever, but would also allow you to use those virtual disks in an emulator on your current computer, and to extract the data to your current computer if you wanted to.

The media on these disks and tapes were not intended to hold data for 35+ years and the data will not last forever. If you do have disks lying around, I would encourage you to contact me.

Is there an eBay store for TRS-80's?

Yes

Trash Talk Podcaster Ian Mavric has been on eBay for more than 18 years also with 100% feedback and a long history with TRS-80s going back to the 1980s. Timely, reliable shipping from Australia. Check out the store HERE!.

Dale Frantz has had his "TRS80sAndMore" store on eBay for 18 years, with 100% positive feeback and 100% money back guarantee, but at the moment it only seems to contain Funco bobbles. Check out the store HERE!.